San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-28
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1887.
THO DEAD HE SPEAkETH.

The banquet Of the Americas club at
Pittsburg last evening WAS represent
alive affair In more than one sense. The
banquet was given to commemorate the
65th anniversary Of the birthday Of Gen.
Grant, and was held at the Mononga-
hela house. Gov. Foraker, of Ohio, was
the orator of the evening, and among
the guests was Col. Fred Grant. The
gathering was representative in Its po-
litioal character, being pre-eminently a
republican affair; it was representative,
In the sense OF representing the policy
and principles of the distinguished dead,
while at the head of the administration
of national affairs; it was representa-
tive OF that same sentiment in the breasts
of those who had assembled to do him
honor, and as such was peculiarly sig
nificant. The distinctive utterances OF
Gov. Foraker in referring to the pOliti-
cal ground taken by Gen. Grant, and
maintained by him while at the head Of
the government, was very significant.
Consciously or uncOnsciOusly, it revealed
the inseparable gulf that yawns be-
tween the policy and practice OF the
government as administered by Gen.
Grant, and its policy and workings as
administered by his democratic success
sor. Among the more forcible utter
ances OF Gov. Foraker were these: ITO
the last day that he was president the
olain
and fearlessly kept to the front, that as
to the theory OF national right 1t was
the duty of the national government to
protect its citizens at home as well as
abroad. One of the last acts OF his sd-
ministration was to use troops to pro-
tect the voters OF South Carolina from
intimidation and violence at the hands
of the Ku-Klux and rifle clubs of that
state. He believed in the Union and
the constitution-He believed In
the people of this country-He be-
lieved in the dignity and eleva-
ton OF labor-He believed in the
development of this country-He
believed that this nation ought to be
free of every other nation on this earth
He believed in protective tariff and
was more concerned about revenue re-
form, than about having enough proteo-
ton to proteCt-He believed first and
above all, in the rights OF man ~ His
achievements stand among all our peace
administrations without reval''-
These words Of remembrance come fit
tlngly to the ears of American citizens
today. We see our citizenship the
sport OF inferior nations; Its rights dis
respected and trsmpled under foot, and
the liberties of our people on foreign
soil endangered. We see the free trade
principles against which English manu-
faoturers and boards OF trade are raising
their voices, made the policy of this
government, thereby threatening the
perpetuity Of our trade, the continu-
ance of our manufacturing industries,
and the profits of American laborer.
The policy enuDciated by the republI-
can party, Of which policy Gen. Grant
was SO able an exponent, must be speed
lily re-adopted by this country, II 1t is to
be saved from retrogIession. The
speech Of Gov. Foraker last night is q
timely reminder to republicans that the
differences which have divided them
not differences OF policy, but personal
brickerings-must be settled and the
party resume control Of the union 1t has
saved